Exclusive: Lockheed, suppliers brainstorm how to lower F-35 operating costs
August 21, 2014 at 18:02 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin Corp met with 90 key suppliers last week to brainstorm ways to lower the long-term cost of operating and maintaining the F-35 fighter jets from the Pentagon's current forecast of $1.02 trillion through 2065.